Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 102 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Source, date, other sites): Real checks: the source, the date, the author, other trusted sites, the full story, a fact-check site. Not real checks: likes, forwards, a scary headline, “SHARE NOW”, capitals, it feels true. Deepfakes can copy faces and voices; check shocking clips with trusted news and money requests with family.

1. 1.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
4. 4.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) share the OTP (c) send money now (d) reply with your PIN
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has many emojis (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a friend forwarded it
8. 8.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) don’t forward it (c) forward to 20 (d) post it everywhere
9. 9.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has a photo (c) checking the photo date (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the date
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) finding other sites (d) a scary headline
19. 19.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) reading the full story (d) a fact-check website
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
25. 25.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) share it fast
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) counting the likes (c) a fact-check website (d) a scary headline
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it is in ALL CAPS
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) asking a teacher (d) a fact-check website
33. 33.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) reading the full story
36. 36.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it is in ALL CAPS
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
40. 40.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video

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